Yingluo stayed in General Zhenwei's mansion for three days before returning to Ding'an's Hou Mansion and went to greet the old lady first.

Since the Great Power Temple came back to the capital, there have been some private rumors, saying that the old lady of the Hou Mansion in Ding'an is not kind, and all the masters of the Hou Mansion are cold-hearted, for this matter, the mother of the Song family, Mrs. Dingyuanbo, also personally came to the door and chatted with the Ma family.

Ma heard the rumors outside, and became more and more disgusted with Yingluo, Yingluo came back from General Zhenwei's mansion, Ma didn't even see her, so he sent her back to Qiushui Courtyard to think about it behind closed doors and grounded herself.

Yingluo didn't express her dissatisfaction, and kowtowed to the old lady under the porch and went back to Qiushui Courtyard.

Yingluo went to the Great Country Temple that day, Yun's mother was not accompanied, Yingluo has not returned home in the past few days, but Yun's mother has also learned what happened in the Great Country Temple, and now after learning about Yingluo, Yun's mother greeted her outside the Qiushui Courtyard early, and then Yingluo, inevitably asked worriedly.

Yingluo comforted her twice, and when she entered the inner room, Mother Yun personally waited for Yingluo to change into a homely half-new lotus-patterned placket and long gown, and then she withdrew from the maid, frowned and said: "Two days ago, there were also people in the house who secretly chewed the root of the tongue, saying that the old lady was unkind, and ignored the girl when she was in the Great Power Temple, and pushed the girl in public, and then the eldest lady beat two subordinates who chewed the root of the tongue, which was considered to settle the matter. It's just that the old lady is two points worse because of this, and the old lady has embarrassed the girl when she comes back? The girl is really, she knows the old lady's temperament, how can she still get in front of the old lady at that time. ”

Yingluo saw that Yun's mother was full of worry, but she took a sip of tea, gently hooked her lower lip, and said, "It's just that I was grounded in copying scriptures, and now that I have decided on my family, the old lady is not too harsh." Mom, don't worry, I deliberately made it in front of the old lady when I was in the Great Power Temple. ”

Mother Yun was stunned for a moment, she really couldn't understand why Yingluo did this, and only said hurriedly after half a sound: "What is the girl doing, the old lady originally didn't like the girl and the third young master, but now because the girl and the old lady were criticized by the noble ladies in the capital, the old lady was even more disgusted with the girl and the third young master, although the girl will marry out of the mansion after a while, but the third young master is still in the Ding'an Hou Mansion, the old lady is only afraid that the third young master will have to pick her nose and eyes in the future, the third young master is still young, and there is no girl to protect her, how can you live in the future?" Don't say yes is later, even now, the servants of the Hou Mansion know that the old lady is disgusted with the girl and the third young master, and these slaves who praise the high and the low also want to work hard to practice the girl and the third young master! ”

Yingluo smiled when she heard this, patted Yun's mother soothingly, and said, "Don't worry, nurse, isn't there no matter how big the temple is, wouldn't the old lady be disgusted with me and my brother?" With Su Yingqiong, who was born and raised by the Song family, the eldest young master and the second young master are here, the old lady will not have a fair day for me and my younger brother. I'm about to get married, and my brother hasn't grown up yet, so my mother thinks I'll leave with confidence? ”

Mother Yun never expected Yingluo to say this, and was stunned: "But this is the third young master's home, can the girl marry and take the third young master away?" ”

Yingluo pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Although my younger brother is earlier and wiser than his peers, and now he is also a little sharpened, but he is still a child in the end, if I get married, it will be beyond the reach of the whip, and it is strange that he is not calculated to be trampled to death in this mansion." I have already thought about it, although my younger brother has some talent in studying, but now it seems that he is only a little more knowledgeable and memorized than ordinary people, but if he takes the imperial examination, he is not so talented, how can he stand out? My younger brother is always less spiritual, and when I was in Suizhou, the old man didn't care about my younger brother, and he didn't have a good master to enlighten and teach his younger brother. However, in martial arts, the younger brother is quite talented, the riding and archery master only slightly taught one or two, the younger brother has been able to ride and shoot people, at first looked at some too weak and decadent Tang is not obvious, this half a year people are also strong, the height has also jumped up, looking at the posture is quite a bit heroic and agile, even if I am not a person who practices martial arts, I can also see that my brother is a piece of martial arts material. ”

Yingluo's words made Yun's mother open her mouth in shock, and said, "Girl, this is what you want the third young master to take the road of practicing martial arts and joining the army?" How does this make it, when you go to the barracks, you have to go to the battlefield at every turn, licking the blood from the knife, it is a life-earning job, even if the third young master is disgusted in the Hou Mansion, he will not have to worry about his life, and he can't say that he can also take a fame, but he can go to the battlefield without eyes for swords and guns, if there is a ...... of three long and two short"

Yun's mother said that her face was already slightly pale, but Yingluo said: "If it was when I was in Suizhou in the past, I would never have thought of letting my younger brother join the martial arts, as my mother said, no one came safely, then the battlefield is very dangerous, once the success is ten thousand bones, how can a person who has no backstage door be thrown into the military camp casually?" The younger brother is just a stepping stone for people to step on, and maybe he will also accompany a small life. But now it's different, mom don't forget what kind of mansion General Zhenwei's mansion is. ”

Seeing that Yun's mother's face changed slightly, she thought about it, and said again: "Although the Ding'an Hou Mansion also started with military merits, since the first generation of Ding'an Hou went, the Su family has never produced any better generals, and its power in the army has long been lost. But the general's mansion is different, the heirs are not abundant, but from generation to generation there are good generals and loyal bones, and there is still power in the army, I want to entrust my younger brother to the eldest young master Sheng Chengyi of the general's mansion, and I don't expect my younger brother to build a lot of merit and career, with the help and care of the general's mansion, it is not difficult to be a thousand young generals in the future. ”

Yingluo said, knocked on the table twice, and said thoughtfully: "The important thing is that this Ding'an Hou Mansion is a quagmire, and my younger brother can be regarded as pulling out his feet when he goes to the barracks, and he is out of the control of the old lady and others, and I can marry with peace of mind." In the future, after the family is separated, the younger brother will be able to set up a door. What's more, a few years ago, I was confused and neglected my younger brother, which made his character a little cowardly and inferior, and even autistic and paranoid, now although I am guiding it every day is much better, but I am afraid that the character that has been cultivated for a long time is not so easy to correct, and he is now only afraid that he will look at it on his face, the military camp has always been a place to hone people, and putting him in the military camp is also good for his character. With the care of the grand young master, my younger brother will never be pushed out to be a meat shield, and too dangerous things will not fall on him, I think about it and feel that the advantages of this move outweigh the disadvantages. ”

Mother Yun saw that Yingluo's thoughts were clear, and she was also moved, and nodded: "What the girl said is that if you send the young master to the barracks, it doesn't matter whether the old lady likes it or not, and in the future, the young master is afraid that it will inevitably have another friction with the mansion. ”

Yingluo nodded and said: "That's right, I'm just taking precautions, and what my mother said, the people of the Hou Mansion know that my brother and I have completely disgusted the old lady and bullied the head, and those who are bullied are ruthless, so you don't have to be polite, my brother and I are still the masters of the Ding'an Hou Mansion after all, and the trouble is that the old lady doesn't like it anymore We have to send out the slaves who bully the master, as for the rest, it's just to watch people put down dishes and deduct some food and clothing, but it's okay to reward more, or go out of the house to buy, Now that the medicinal food building has opened, we are not short of the silver, and after these times, we will leave the Ding'an Hou Mansion, so there is no need to worry too much. ”

Mother Yun nodded, and Yingluo breathed a sigh of relief and moved to the study to copy the scriptures.

The next day, Yingluo had just sat on the Luohan bed by the window after lunch and read a book, and someone outside reported that Wang Xueyao came to see her.

The two entered the house, Yingluoping retreated from the maid, but Wang Xueyao frowned and said: "As soon as I returned to the house, your old lady banned your feet, and I am not afraid of taking your reputation for unkindness seriously. ”

Yingluo shook her head with a smile when she heard this: "Then where can I be, I am always a girl from the Ding'an Hou Mansion, and besides, I don't have to worry about leaving my brother alone in the mansion." ”

When Wang Xueyao heard Yingluo mention Su Jinghua, her face was complicated, and she lowered her voice and said, "I came here this time for your younger brother." ”

Yingluo sighed in her heart when she heard this, raised her hand and signaled Wang Xueyao, went out to find Brother Miao and Mother Yun, and ordered the two to strictly guard the house and prevent people from approaching, so she turned back and pulled Wang Xueyao into the inner room to talk.

But Wang Xueyao said: "That day, when I returned from the Great Power Temple, Mrs. Tai quietly sent Brother Chengyi to the Qiyang Palace, to inquire about the whereabouts of the King of Qiyang and the Prince of Qiyang twelve years ago, the King of Qiyang had indeed never been to Suizhou, but the Prince of Qiyang had been to Suizhou in the twelfth year!" ”

Hearing this, Yingluo's palms couldn't help but ooze sweat, and she was a little dazed for a while, and then said, "What is the prince of Qiyang going to Suizhou to do?" ”

Wang Xueyao couldn't see the fluctuation of Yingluo's feelings, patted her hand and said: "When the prince of Qiyang did not invite the prince of Feng, he won the second rank of jinshi in the field, and the emperor was a person who cherishes talents. At that time, there was a case of illegal salt in Qiasui Prefecture, and there was a secret report that the prefect of Suizhou at that time was involved in the sale of illegal salt in conjunction with more than a dozen officials from top to bottom of Suizhou, knowing the law and breaking the law. The emperor sent the Qin to investigate, who knew that the Qin sent to Suizhou not long after, there was an accident when the flower boat fell into the lake and drowned, the emperor Long Yan was furious, and sent the prince of Qiyang to take the post of Qin to Suizhou to investigate the case of illegal salt, at that time the prince of Qiyang had stayed in Suizhou for half a year because of this matter, and the calculation time was the year before your brother was born. ”

Yingluo bit her lower lip when she heard this, and Wang Xueyao saw that she was silent, her mind was heavy, and she sighed unconsciously.

Anyone who suspects that the younger brother of a mother's sibling may not be the father's child, and his biological mother may do something out of the wall, but he is afraid that he will not be able to get over it in his heart, not to mention, Yingluo and his younger brother depend on each other, and now he suddenly learns that his younger brother and himself may not be from the same father, how can he not feel uncomfortable in his heart.

She didn't know how to persuade Yingluo, so she said half-loudly: "You don't think much about it, maybe it's just a coincidence." Grandmother means, if you still want to continue to investigate this matter, grandmother will try to let your brother and King Qiyang meet, if your brother really has anything to do with the prince of Qiyang, King Qiyang will naturally take the initiative to investigate this matter when he sees your brother and is suspicious, if you don't plan to investigate this matter again, grandmother just don't have such a thing. However, your brother has just returned to Beijing, and he usually doesn't walk around, and he sees very few people, so it doesn't attract attention, and as your brother goes out and walks around in the future, he looks so like the prince of Qiyang, it's hard to guarantee that no one will have doubts......"

In fact, Wang Xueyao really thought too much, Yingluo was not the original owner at all, nor was she this ancient person, in fact, she really didn't feel that the owner's biological mother was unbearable to go out of the wall, let alone have any shadows in her heart because of this, and then she was ashamed of having such a biological mother.

She won't be sad and can't accept it because Su Jinghua may not be from the same father as her, she is not the owner after all, and it is not really because of that blood relationship that Su Jinghua regards as her own brother, but more because of the unconsciously transferred her feelings for Su Yang to Su Jinghua.

After getting along for more than half a year, the relationship between her and Su Jinghua's sister and brother has grown by leaps and bounds, and she is not afraid that Su Jinghua will be estranged from her sister when she learns about this.

They are a pair of siblings who depend on each other, this is already an unchangeable fact, Yingluo believes that even if Su Jinghua is really the bloodline of the Xiao family, even if Su Jinghua knows about it, he will not disown her as a sister.

She is not uncomfortable now, but she is thinking that if this matter is true, then it is better for Su Jinghua to continue to be the son of the Su family, or to leave the Su family.

Even though the Su family treats their sister and brother badly, now that she has paved the way for the future, she will also send Su Jinghua to the military camp for training after she gets married, and the road ahead is clear, and she already knows it in her heart. If she leaves the Su family, then she doesn't know anything about the Qiyang Palace, what will happen to her younger brother in the future, and where the future will be for a while, it will be full of unknowns and obstacles.

There are already so many rights and wrongs involved in the Ding'an Hou Mansion, not to mention the Qiyang Palace, if the younger brother is really the Xiao family, then the Qiyang Mansion doesn't know if it will be another Longtan Tiger's Den.

But if this matter ends here, just like Mrs. Tai said, the younger brother looks like the prince of Qiyang, and it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will happen in the future, rather than making trouble at that time, it is better to figure it out at this moment, and moreover, if Su Jinghua is really the bloodline of the Xiao family, he has no reason or qualification to make any decisions for him, nor should he hide it from him, let alone prevent him from finding his relatives.

The Su family has never treated Su Jinghua well, but the Qiyang Wangfu has no heirs, and the Qiyang King is also a good person when he saw it, maybe Su Jinghua did not get it in the Su family, but he can get the family's attention and protection in the Qiyang Palace.

Yingluo thought back and forth, and felt in a dilemma for a while, so she rubbed her eyebrows, looked back at Wang Xueyao and said: "Sister Yao, let me do it for two days, I can't be good at this matter, and let me call my younger brother to explain the reason to him, and it is better for him to make up his mind about this matter." ”

Wang Xueyao didn't say much when she heard this, nodded and said: "You don't have to worry too much about this matter, this Su family treats your sister and brother unfairly, I see that your brother can't get any protection from the family in Su Mansion, maybe this matter is a good thing." ”

Yingluo sent Wang Xueyao away, but she didn't immediately call Su Jinghua over, for fear that people would notice something wrong and have some suspicions, and then she was grounded now, and the old lady didn't let people visit her.

However, at night, Yingluo beckoned Mother Yun to come and whispered a few words, and in a moment Mother Yun ordered the maids who were waiting to disperse, and left Brother Miao to keep vigil. After another hour, when everyone outside had rested, Mother Yun lifted the curtain to the porch and beckoned Jiao'er from the pantry to boil a pot of boiling water and send it in.

When Jiao'er brought water in, Yingluo quickly changed her clothes with Jiao'er, Jiao'er stayed in the house, but Yingluo dressed up as a maid and went out of the room, she took advantage of the fact that no one in the courtyard spared the pantry and secretly went to the backyard in the dark.

After nightfall, the courtyards of the inner house have already fallen into the key, but there is a west corner gate at the back of the Qiushui courtyard, and the Luo Pozi who guards the corner gate has already been bought, and she has also been instructed by Yun's mother, and when Yingluo passed, she opened the corner door and secretly let Yingluo out.

And Yingluo walked out of the corner gate but hurriedly went to the direction of the front yard, and didn't go far before she met Su Jinghua, who was waiting for Xin'er, in a sandwich road.

Su Jinghua saw Yingluo coming over and hurriedly stepped forward, seeing that she was wearing a maid's clothes very thin, she hurriedly took off the cloak on her shoulders and draped it on Yingluo's body, and said, "What is it that is worth acting like this on this cold night for my sister?" If it freezes out, how can it be good? ”

At this time, Yingluo naturally didn't have much time to chat with Su Jinghua, and said directly: "If my sister asks you, you must answer honestly." ”

Su Jinghua saw Yingluo's solemn tone, and immediately became solemn, and said, "Sister ask, when did I lie to my sister." ”

Yingluo nodded and said, "The master has always been extremely indifferent to you, and there is no father-son affection at all, do you know why?" ”

Su Jinghua never expected Yingluo to ask about this, and suddenly his face showed a panic and a look of pain, Rao is he quickly covered up the past, pretending to be surprised, but Yingluo also looked at it.

"How did my sister ask about this, how do I know why my father doesn't like me, maybe my father doesn't like me to hurt my mother's blood and die, or maybe it's because my mother-in-law pampers me in front of my father, not to mention that my father has two sons-in-law, and it should be that he doesn't like me."

Yingluo's face turned cold, and she said in a deep voice: "You still dare to deceive me!" You can't even believe me? I promised well, but how did I deceive me! Are you going to chill my sister's heart?! ”

Su Jinghua saw that Yingluo's face was cold, but her eyes were full of disappointment, and her face suddenly changed greatly, and she hurriedly said: "I said, I said!" Sister, don't be sad, I say yes. I...... I ......"

He seemed to be a little difficult to speak, he snorted twice, his face was already snow-white, and he closed his eyes slightly before half a sound, clenched his fists and said: "When I was a child, I didn't understand why my father was so indifferent to me, once I wrote a big character, I felt that I had benefited a lot, and I ran to my father's study with that big character to ask my father for guidance, when my father came back from eating and drinking, drunk, read my words, not only did not point to me, but kicked me to the ground, and my father scolded me at that time...... Wild seeds, and said that it was in vain that he treated his mother so well, and his mother actually carried him out of the wall, scolding his mother for being a prodigal goods in the kiln, and the water-based poplar ......"

Su Jinghua was already choked up as he spoke, and it was difficult to continue, his face was full of pain and hideousness, and his whole body trembled slightly.

At this moment, Yingluo remembered his self-exile and self-loathing when he first saw Su Jinghua, no wonder he was in that state of mind at that time.

Su Jinghua is an authentic ancient, how can he endure the unacceptable fact that he is an adultererous child, living in Su Mansion, his only relative and his sister only know that he wants silver, without any concern, this child probably didn't experience family affection at that time, I'm afraid that the whole world has given up on him, he has never been twisted to the point that he can't be reversed, and he is already a firm mind.

Yingluo remembered the first time she talked to Su Jinghua in the back mountain of Puji Temple, when Su Jinghua had mentioned their biological mother, when he asked her what kind of woman their mother was, her answer didn't seem to touch him, and he also sighed, saying that their mother was a Qinglou woman.

At that time, she also taught him that everyone else could despise their mother, but he couldn't, because his mother gave her life to give birth to him.

Now that she thinks about it, Yingluo understands, no wonder Su Jinghua's face was complicated at the time, but it turned out that there was such a play.

Yingluo couldn't help sighing, but this sigh alarmed Su Jinghua, making his face change greatly, he raised his eyes and stared at Yingluo with tears in his eyes, stepped forward and grabbed Yingluo's arm tightly, and said, "Sister, don't blame me, I didn't deliberately hide my sister, I'm afraid that my sister won't hurt me if she knows, I ...... I ......"

Yingluo raised her hand to cover Su Jinghua's slightly trembling hand, and said, "Silly boy, I don't blame you." You don't need to be ashamed of this, it's not your fault, and my sister won't love you because of this, we are sisters and brothers who are related by blood, and you will always be the brother that my sister cares about the most. ”

Yingluo's words made Su Jinghua's tears fall immediately, he is still young, this matter has been pressed in his heart for so long like a heavy stone, so he can't breathe, and when he says it at this moment, Yingluo is so relieved, and he suddenly can't help it.

Yingluo stepped forward and hugged Su Jinghua, quietly patted Su Jinghua's back, accompanied him, and waited until his feelings calmed down, Yingluo said: "I called you tonight because I have something to tell you that you know." ”

She stopped going around the bend and said the matter directly, Su Jinghua was stunned for a moment, Yingluo saw that he didn't speak, and didn't say much for a while, only told Su Jinghua about his plans and his own thoughts, and then held Su Jinghua's hand and said: "Are you willing to continue to be in Su Mansion, can you care about this, then this matter will be done here, if you want to find out to the end, then leave the rest of the things to your sister, and my sister will arrange for you to meet King Qiyang once." ”

Seeing Su Jinghua looking at him helplessly with his eyes, Yingluo patted him on the shoulder and said, "You will soon be twelve years old, you are an adult, you don't have to look at your sister in this matter, your sister can't make a decision for you, it's up to you." No matter how you decide, your sister will be there for you. ”

Su Jinghua's face changed several times when he heard this, and finally his face showed a resolute expression, and said: "Sister doesn't know, since that time I heard the word wild seed from my father's mouth, I have been in pain several times, not to dislike myself once, and more than once I can't help but think about whose child I am, to blame my mother for giving birth to me, because of this matter I have been inferior and self-inferior, self-despised and autistic, and because of this incident, I have complained to my mother, and I hate my father deeply." ”

Thinking of that dark day, Su Jinghua's face was full of struggle and pain, Yingluo unconsciously tightened her grip on Su Jinghua's hand, Su Jinghua came to her senses and continued: "If it weren't for my sister pulling me out with extraordinary means in Puji Temple, I'm afraid that at this moment I am still the ghost who is not dead or alive, and even a slave can hit me with my head and beg for mercy, if this matter is not clarified, I am afraid that I will always have a knot in my heart, and I will never be able to face myself!" I want to know under what circumstances I came to this world, I want to know what kind of person my father is, I want to know who I am, and I want to know if I am the bloodline of the Qiyang Palace! I want to figure this qiē! ”

Su Jinghua's eyes became brighter and brighter as he spoke, as if Han Xing looked at Yingluo, and said, "So sister, help me meet King Qiyang!" ”

Yingluo saw that Su Jinghua had made up her mind, so she didn't persuade anymore, only sighed, and said, "That's fine, it's better to figure it out than to be confused." In short, no matter what, you still have a sister, and my sister won't let you be alone anymore! ”

Su Jinghua held Yingluo's hand back, nodded heavily and smiled at Yingluo.